Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Blu-ray Disc Player del fabbricante Sony
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Blu-ray Disc Guide TM.
VA I O ® Blu-ray Disc ™ Disclaimers, Notes, W arnings NOTICE © 2006 Sony Electronics Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part without written per - mission is prohibited.
Contents What is Blu-ray Dis c™ Media? ............... ............. ............. .............. 1 Benefits of Blu-ray Technology ............... ... ............. ... ... .... ............. . 1 Simplicity ............ ............ ............. ..
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1 Blu-ray Disc ™ Guide What is Blu-ray Disc ™ Media? Blu-ray Disc™ media (BD), is a revolutionary new media fo rmat developed by a group of the worl d’ s leading consumer e lectronics, personal computer , and media manufacturers.
2 Simplicity Blu-ray technology ma kes the t a sk of choosing which basic media type to use easy with only three dif f erent formats to choose from. They include: • BD-R (Blu-ray Disc Recordable) - Recordable format for HD video recording and PC dat a storage.
3 What does this mean for me? The limited capacity of DVDs result s in video and audio files being compressed to fit on a disc. This causes a quality reduction in the picture and/or sound . The greater capacity of BD discs allows for pristine picture quality and vi rtually full spectrum audio.
4 What do I need to experience Blu-ray technology? T o fully appreciate Blu-ray’ s vi deo and audio outp ut capabilities 2 , you would need the following: TV / Monitor For the best experience and output to a HD TV or monitor ( HDCP monitor), do the following: • Output to a high definition te levision/monitor using HDMI or DVI-D 3 connection.
5 Notes • The content of cert ain Blu-ra y Disc™ movies may require a HDCP compliant monitor . If yo ur TV/monitor has a HDMI™ connection, it should suppo rt the HDCP content protectio n functionality . • If you connect to your TV/monitor using DVI, check you r display’s user manual to se e if it is HDCP compliant.
6 Blu-ray Disc Comp atible Programs Sony has included three Blu-ra y Disc compatible software programs to the V A IO ® packag e of factor y-installed software for select V AIO personal computers. They are provided to give you the tools you need to ex perience Blu-ra y Disc te ch no log y .
7 Roxio ® Easy Media Creator Roxio ® Easy Media Creator is perfect for backing up large amounts of dat a to recordable optical discs. The version of Roxio Media Creator installe d on your V AIO co mpu ter supports the cre - ation of data discs using Blu-ray Disc™ technology .
8 Creating a Dat a Disc Before you beg in If you plan to use a BD-R (writ e once ) disc when creating a data disc, you should consider whethe r you want the disc lef t open (appendable) or closed (non ap pendable) at th e end of a reco rding session.
9 5 If desired, type a name for your disc in the V olume Label text box located at the top of th e project window . 6 Add files to your disc by the following methods: • Click the Add Data button and from the Select files and folders to add screen, locate and sele ct the files/folders you wish to add.
10 Easy Archive The Easy Archiv e project lets you ea sily backup im portant files to a disc or hard drive. An Easy Archive project can be scheduled to run whenev er it's con venient. Lar ge archive projects are automatically spread across as many discs as you ne ed.
11 Additional Information Roxio ® Easy Media Creator is designed to be use d for both Blu-ray Disc™ and standard definitio n func tio na lity su ch as CD bur nin g, standard DVD bu rning, etc. For additional infor mation about the Roxio Easy Media Creator featur es available to you, refer to the Help file 5 .
12 Ulead ® BD DiscRecorder for V AIO ® With Ulead ® BD DiscRecorder fo r V AIO ® you can cap tur e, ed it, and save videos in the BDA V format for use with BD-RE or BD-ROM 4 . Ulead BD DiscRecorder for V AIO allows you to do the following: • Capture videos an d create a new BDA V pr oject.
13 Before you begin Before you begin a new project, you should review the current Preferences and Project Settings. These settings can af fect the properties and quality of your pr oject result s.
14 Capture Pref erences Project Settings From the Project Settings dialog box, yo u can Change MPEG Settings and customize your Vid e o S a v e options, which include General and Compression settings. T o access Project Settings • Click the Project Settings icon located in th e lower left corner of the windo w .
15 6 From the Capture Vide o screen, select the capture device from the Source drop-down list. 7 Select the Capture M ode. Choose f rom Fixed duration , Marked duration , or Full DV t ape . 8 Select the Vid eo format. For HDV camcorder , MPEG2 is the only option.
16 The selected files open in the program video clip list located at th e bottom of the windo w . T o import DVD videos (non-copyrighted only) into your movie 1 S tart Ulead ® BD DiscRecorder for V AIO ® . From the Windows ® T askbar , click the Start button.
17 Burning to a BD disc T o burn a project to a BD disc 1 When you finish reviewing an d editing the video files on the New/ Append Disc window , and are re ady to burn the video fi les to a BD disc, click Next to op en the Previe w and Finish window .
18 5 Make sure your BD drive appe ars (defaults) in the Select burner text box. 6 Click Disc Information to view informatio n about the BD disc inserted in the BD drive.
19 4 Click Straight t o Disc , and then click Next . Y our HDV or DV device connected to your computer displays in the Source text box. 5 Select the Capture mode from the drop-down list. Options include: Fixed duration , Marked d uration , or Full DV t ape .
20 InterVideo ® WinD VD ® BD for V AIO ® InterVideo ® WinDVD ® BD for V AIO ® is an easy-to-use software BD player combining the features of a standard BD play er with advanced functionality , such as time-stretching, zooming, p anning, and thumbnail bookmar ks only possible on a sof tware BD player 3 .
21 2 S tart InterVideo WinDVD BD fo r V AIO from any o f the following: Windows ® T ask bar • From the Windows T a skbar , click the Star t button and point to All Programs , InterV ideo WinDVD , and then click InterV id e o WinDVD BD for V AIO .
22 Frequently asked Questions Question What are the Blu-ray Disc™ for ma ts? Answer BD-ROM —Read only format fo r HD movies, music, software, games, etc. BD-R —Recorda b le for m at for vid eo recording and PC dat a storage. BD-RE —Recorda b l e fo rm at for vid eo recording and PC dat a storage.
23 Question How much data can I fit on Blu-ray Disc™ media? Answer A single layer disc can hold 25 GB 1 . A dual layer disc can hold 50 GB 1 . Blu-ray Disc includes su pport for multi-layer discs, which should allow for storage up to 100 GB 1 - 200 GB 1 of data in the future.
24 Question What video codecs will Blu-ray support? Answer MPEG-2 - enhance d for HD, also used for playback of DVDs and HD recordings. MPEG-4 A VC - part of the MPEG -4 standard also known as H.264 (High Profile and Main Profile) 2 . SMPTE VC-1 - standard based on Microsof t ® Windows ® Media Video (WMV ) technology 2 .
25 Question What audio codecs will Blu-ray support? Answer Linear PCM (PLPCM) - of fers up to 8 channels of unco m pr es se d au dio . Dolby ® Digital (DD) - format used for DVDs, offe rs 5.1 channel surround sound. Dolby Digital Plus (DD+) - extension of DD , offers in creased bitrates and 7.
26 Blu-ray Disc™ Guide Footnotes 1 One GB equals approximat ely one billion bytes, a portion of which m ay be used for disc ma nagement functions 2 As with other optical medi a devices, circumstances may limit compatibility or prevent Blu-ray disc play - back.
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© 2006 Sony Electronics, Inc. Printed in USA 3-099-190-01 *309919001*.
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Se non hai ancora comprato il Sony Blu-ray Disc Player è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Sony Blu-ray Disc Player - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Sony Blu-ray Disc Player imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Sony Blu-ray Disc Player ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Sony Blu-ray Disc Player, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Sony Blu-ray Disc Player.
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